GoKawiilGallup: US Adult Drinking Rate Holds at Record-Low 54%
Gallup's latest Consumption Habits survey finds 54% of U.S. adults report drinking alcohol, matching last year's historic low after a three-year decline from 62% in 2023. Just 13% admit to sometimes overdrinking, also a record low, while 51% now view even moderate daily drinking as harmful to health.
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The steady drop signals a broader cultural shift away from alcohol as health concerns become mainstream, with a majority of Americans now questioning even light drinking's safety for the first time in over two decades of Gallup polling. This shift could reshape demand across the beverage industry, pushing companies toward nonalcoholic alternatives as 17% of adults report already substituting them.
- 54% of U.S. adults drink alcohol, tying last year's record low since 1939
- 51% now believe moderate daily drinking harms health, near an all-time high
- Self-reported overdrinking hit a new low of 13%, down from 35% in 1989
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